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The Eric Carle Museum
of Picture Book Art
  • 125 West Bay Road
  • Amherst, MA 01002
Hours
  • Tues. – Fri. 10am – 4pm
  • Saturday 10am – 5pm
  • Sunday 12pm – 5pm

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Copyright © 1969 and 1987 by Eric Carle Butterfly from The Very Hungry Caterpillar
  • Double Your Gift with our Exciting Challenge Grant! More
  • The Carle Presents: Paddington Comes to America More
  • Central Gallery Features A Marriage of Artistry: Leo and Diane Dillon More
  • The 2018 Carle Honors Honorees Announced More

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  • On view now until November 25: A Marriage of Artistry: Leo and Diane Dillon Leo and Diane Dillon, Illustration for <i>Jazz on a Saturday Night,</i> The Blue Sky Press. Collection of Diane Dillon. © 2007 Leo and Diane Dillon. Expand
    On view now until November 25: A Marriage of Artistry: Leo and Diane Dillon
  • On view now until August 26: The Art of Eric Carle: Seasons Eric Carle, Illustration for <i>Draw Me a Star</i>, Philomel Books. Collection of Eric and Barbara Carle. © 1992 Eric Carle. Expand
    On view now until August 26: The Art of Eric Carle: Seasons
  • On view now until October 7: Paddington Comes to America R. W. Alley, Illustration for <i>Paddington at the Circus</i>, HarperCollins, 2000. Courtesy of the artist. © R. W. Alley 2018. Expand
    On view now until October 7: Paddington Comes to America
  • Opening October 21: Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards Christopher Myers, Illustration for <i>Harlem</i> by Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic Press). Courtesy of NCCIL. © 1997 Christopher Myers. Expand
    Opening October 21: Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards
  • Opening September 8: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Turns 50 Eric Carle, Illustration for <i>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</i> (Philomel Books). Collection of Eric and Barbara Carle. © 1969, 1987 Eric Carle. Expand
    Opening September 8: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Turns 50

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June 23
Bobbie’s Meadow: A Celebration and Dedication more
July 10
Summer Teacher Workshop: Diversity & Inclusion in Children’s Literature more
July 13
Special Storytime: Scott Magoon more
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